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As the world spins ever deeper into the twenty-first century, a plethora of political issues remains unresolved from the last century. One issue that does not get much air time but is considered very important by millions of people across the globe is the issue of animal activism. Though most people consider animal activism unimportant, many people simply can not ignore the unnecessary suffering of animals, and indeed, animals regularly suffer from human activities across the globe.

But what is animal activism? At its core, animal activism is distinct from animal rights as animal activism is more about preventing suffering in animals than any kind of far fetched ideas of animals as sentient beings. However, animals can and do feel pain and few people with a conscience can really accept that animals absolutely must suffer. And it should be noted that even in the twenty-first century, animals are still put into intensely painful situations to further human needs as if it were still the days of Early Antiquity, making this a matter that has persisted for thousands of years.

Perhaps first and foremost is the abuses heaped on livestock. While many animal activists are vegetarians or even vegans, even people who openly enjoy meat and dairy will usually shudder at the conditions under which meat and dairy animals are treated, according to top animal activist law firms. These animals are kept almost totally still in cages, barely able to move and are generally fed more than they need but rarely anything that’s particularly healthy for them. These circumstances are created in massive factory farms that are nothing like the images of farms from days long by where animals grazed freely and were left in peace until their meat or dairy was needed. The real situation in most “farms” are pretty horrific and even people who are willing to eat meat find themselves pushing the agricultural industry to reform these disturbing practices.

In a similar vein, there are the disturbing conditions of many smaller, roadside zoos. Though reputable zoos create environs for animals to live relatively comfortably with a semblance of their natural habitat, there are far too many shadier zoos putting their animals in far worse conditions. These conditions call to mind the zoos of a century ago where animals lived horribly. Through loopholes in the law, many sketchy zoos are allowed to treat animals poorly. Animal activists seek to close these loopholes as soon as possible.

There are times when people will refuse to purchase or boycott a product or service for a multitude of different reasons. They may be against a company, individual, or an entire country, and will try to convince others to do the same. There are many examples in history where boycotting led to significant changes in society, or changes in the way that a company manufactures a product. Let’s go over the origins of what a boycott is, and the reasons that people will actually boycott products and services from companies and countries for the purpose of inspiring change.

Origins Of Boycotting

There was actually an Englishman by the name of Boycott, an individual that was a land agent. This was back in the 19th century. It was in Ireland, a place where he owned many properties, and he refused to reduce the rent for his tenants that were farmers. It is because of this that local residents decided to avoid dealing with him at all. Today, his name is associated with any person, or group, the decides to not purchase or interact with companies or countries that they do not like for various reasons.

Examples Of Boycotting

Examples of boycotting include Pres. Jimmy Carter, back in 1980, when he stated the United States of America would not participate in the Moscow Olympics if the Soviets did not remove troops from Afghanistan. Another example, probably the most famous of all, was when Rosa Parks in 1955 was arrested because she did not sit in the right section of the bus. A community organizer by the name of Jo Anne Robinson decided to spread the word about her desire to boycott buses in Montgomery, a boycott that lasted almost until Christmas in 1956. In both of these examples, there was a very good reason for boycotting, both of which made very valid points which defined important moments in history.

The reason behind a boycott should always be one that is going to make a point, usually with the intent of causing people, companies or even countries to change. When you do not use their services, or you do not buy their products, they are going to start losing money. Sometimes the only way to get people to understand what is right and wrong is to hit them where it hurts the most. This could be the absence of an Olympic team, or in the case of Rosa Parks, it was all about how much the buses were not making when people decided not to ride. One last suggestion is to have a strong law firm back you up because if your boycott becomes serious enough, the business you are boycotting may try to take legal action.